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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 56 - Chaffee County

The elevation in this area ranges from From 14,269 feet on Mt. Antero to 7,054 feet near Salida. The terrain is . Steep to moderately steep mountains with some level areas at low elevations.

GMU 56 - Chaffee County

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
39
 
39
Success
37
 
37
Trophy Potential
29
 
29
Public Access
70
 
70
Ease of Terrain
83
 
83
Room to Breathe
68
 
68
Opportunity
28
 
28
Convenience
23
 
23
Ease of Effort
41
 
41
63
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Bounded on N by Chalk Creek and Tincup Pass Road; on E by Arkansas River and County Highway 291; on S by US Highway 50; on W by Continental Divide.

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County

Chaffee

Size

238 Square Miles (152,171 Acres)

Land Ownership

30% Private, 70% Public, 61% USFS, 6% BLM, 3% State

Latitude/Longitude

38.6301, -106.2087

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 3 hotels, 1 campgrounds, and 2 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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HuntScore Tip

Many units in pronghorn country are located on private land. However, many have been rated as good access locations. Landowners are more likely to give you permission to hunt pronghorn than deer.

State Agency Website

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Other Species in Unit

Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Shiras Moose, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey,

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The elevation in this area ranges from From 14,269 feet on Mt. Antero to 7,054 feet near Salida. The terrain is. Steep to moderately steep mountains with some level areas at low elevations.

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
1,190
Licenses Drawn
1,190
Licenses Surplus
0
Resident Quota
937
Nonresident Quota
154
Landowner Quota
273
Youth Quota
41
52.4%
Overall Unit
1st Choice Draw Odds
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Stats Apply For Sex Manner Season Type Draw Odds HuntScore Notes
AM048O1M
M
M
O1
LL
18.5%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481;
DM048O2R
M
R
O2
LL
53%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481, 561;
DM048O3R
M
R
O3
LL
54.7%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481, 561;
DF056L1R
F
R
L1
LL
47.6%
69 Permit Type C; License Valid for Units: 56, 57; 56, 57 Huntable area bounded on N and E by Colo. 291; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 285. Manner of take restrictions on limited public land.
DF056P2R
F
R
P2
LL
66.7%
75 private land only
DF056P3R
F
R
P3
LL
100%
75 private land only
AF048O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481;
AF048O1M
F
M
O1
LL
71.4%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481;
AF048O1R
F
R
O1
LL
16.1%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481;
AM048O1A
M
A
O1
LL
60.6%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481;
EF056P5R
F
R
P5
LL
25.6%
65 private land only
AM048O1R
M
R
O1
LL
2.8%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481;
EE056O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
81
EF056O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
78
EF056O2R
F
R
O2
LL
67.6%
75
EF056O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
80
EF056O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
78
EM056O1M
M
M
O1
LL
61.4%
73
EM056O1R
M
R
O1
LL
41.2%
70
EM056O2R
M
R
O2
LL
50.6%
71
EM056O3R
M
R
O3
LL
87%
76
EM056O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
77
DM048O1M
M
M
O1
LL
70.9%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 48, 56, 481, 561;
HuntScore Tip: Hunters born after 1948 must present a hunter education card when purchasing a license. License agents will accept cards issued by other states but they will not accept a previous year?s license or photocopies of hunter education cards.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
725
Total Harvest
270
Harvest Male
191
Harvest Female
77
27%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
A
A
N/A 6 0
0
0
0
A
A
N/A 83 6
4
2
0
A
A
LL
N/A 31 5
5
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 10 3
3
0
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 2
1
1
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 409 102
45
57
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 306 163
142
19
0
AS
AS
E
0 1
1
0
0
Any
EX
LL
N/A 14 12
0
12
0
Any
WTO
LL
N/A 7 5
5
0
0
CR
CR
E
0 1
0
1
0
M
M
LL
N/A 24 5
5
0
0
M
M
N/A 60 14
9
4
0
M
M
N/A 3 3
3
0
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 14 10
10
0
0
R
O4
N/A 37 10
4
6
0
R
WTO
LL
N/A 7 5
5
0
0
R
AR
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
R
R
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
R
N/A 266 82
32
50
0
R
R
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 251 154
133
19
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 12 7
0
7
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 12 7
0
7
0
R
O4
LL
M
13 4
4
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
42 8
0
8
0
R
O4
LL
F
24 6
0
6
0
R
O3
LL
M
35 8
8
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 23 23
0
23
0
R
O3
N/A 77 16
8
8
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 95 65
61
4
0
R
O2
LL
F
44 6
0
6
0
R
O2
N/A 80 14
8
6
0
R
O2
LL
M
36 8
8
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
37 13
13
0
0
R
O1
N/A 37 13
13
0
0
R
HR
LL
N/A 7 5
5
0
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 128 67
62
3
0
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